Performance / Tour News

February 2010 Jazz Standard Lineup

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 12, 2010

JAZZ STANDARD Grooves On In February with Several of Jazz's Rising Stars, Veterans, and New Music Ensembles Best Jazz Venue 2009 (All About Jazz)

New York, NY -- JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nation's premier jazz clubs, presents another month of great jazz in February. On February 2-3, we present the exciting group Afinidad led by pianist Edward Simon and saxophonist David Binney along with some very special guests. Grammy Award winner David Sanchez leads his group February ...

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SFJAZZ Announces New SFJAZZ Collective Lineup, 2010 Tour Dates

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
January 12, 2010

SFJAZZ today announced the new 2010 lineup and repertoire for the SFJAZZ Collective. Commissioned exclusively by SFJAZZ, the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival and the 11th Annual SFJAZZ Spring Season, running February 19 through June 12, the Collective will welcome tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, trumpeter Avishai Cohen and pianist Edward Simon. Vibraphonist Stefon Harris also returns to the Collective after a one-year hiatus from the band. The all-star ...

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Eagles/Fleetwood Mac Tour

Source: JamBase
January 12, 2010

SEVENTIES GIANTS UNITE TO STOMP AROUND ARENAS

Eagles It'd be tough to find two bigger bands in 1970s, and neither Fleetwood Mac or the Eagles has seen any real drop-off in popularity in the ensuing years. Next summer the two behemoths will join for forces for a massive stadium tour, including multi-night stands in some major markets. The Eagles last tour, 2008's Long Road Out of Eden Tour, grossed over $57 million in just over 50 nights of touring, and ...

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Tortoise: February Tour

Source: JamBase
January 12, 2010

TORTOISE SETS FEBRUARY TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF BEACONS OF ANCESTORSHIP

Tortoise Tortoise, the world-renowned Chicago music pioneers, announces their first 2010 dates, hitting several cities that they didn't get to visit in 2009. Beacons of Ancestorship is the band's first record in over five years and continues to demonstrate their ability to push boundaries, remold their sound and yet still retain a sense of cohesion - a singular Tortoise mood/feeling/sound that is truly their own.

The band recently completed ...

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Steve Kimock Crazy Engine | 12.18 | S.F.

Source: JamBase
January 12, 2010

Words by: Sam Martin

Steve Kimock Crazy Engine & Big Light :: 12.18.09 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA

Steve Kimock Crazy Engine :: 12.18 :: San Francisco by Weiand

Steve Kimock has been blazing a trail with his guitar for over three decades. Playing in a number of bands and influenced largely by the old school Bay Area music scene, he has often been overshadowed by bigger names but his talent and dedicated fan-base is impossible to ...

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B.B. King | 12.29.09 | Colorado

Source: JamBase
January 12, 2010

Words by: Cassie Pence | Images by: Zach Mahone

B.B. King :: 12.29.09 :: Vilar Performing Arts Center :: Beaver Creek, CO

B.B. King :: 12.29 :: Colorado A tall, handsome man dressed in a black, silky suit walks onto the Vilar Performing Arts Center stage carrying a black Gibson semi-hollow body guitar. What may have been the world's classiest roadie gently sets the guitar in its stand ...

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Concert to Benefit Zimbabwe Nkenya Scheduled for Saturday, January 30

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 12, 2010

This just in: New Music Circle will present a benefit performance for bass player and composer Zimbabwe Nkenya (pictured) at 7:30 p..m. , Saturday, January 30 at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand. Nkenya has been an active participant in the local improvised music scene since his return to St. Louis from New Mexico in 2007. Over the course of his career, he has played with many well-known creative musicians here and in New Mexico, New York ...

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Live with Original New Music Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Ten Years

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

Philadelphia - On Friday, January 22, 2010, the Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra (LHJO) celebrates its tenth anniversary of explosive and entertaining big band sound. Hosted by award-winning Chris' Jazz Cafe, one of Philadelphia's two dedicated jazz venues in center city, this one-of-a-kind performance of new and original jazz is sure to cause a stir in the music community, and considering that seating is limited, both fans and first-time listeners are encouraged to make reservations early. Swedish bandleader and internationally top-selling ...

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